Definition of "booms" []

• Plural form of boom. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boom. (verb)

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• "Even if millions of Americans suddenly had the wherewithal to acquire a new or bigger home, or were simply content to hang on to what they've got, many of the critical factors that feed longer-term booms are fading away."
• "The day following I was desperate, and I rafted together the foremast, the fore and main booms, and the fore and main gaffs."
• "It is, of course, now established that the bittern "booms" -- not in the mud -- but in the air."